Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)11101010101077877881111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222222147125167982303539385781841181141141128382
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
2.15
9:41PM
2.22
9:57AM
2.10
10:33PM
2.19
10:50AM
2.03
11:28PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.12
3:25PM
-0.04
3:56AM
0.14
4:15PM
0.00
4:49AM
0.19
5:08PM
0.08
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:49---
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2---23----1-11----------
Temp. °C161516181616141414141516171412111112131414141312
Feels °C (?)11111314131411121213141515107778910101099
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